Improved eoofim compound



guitar gtsttfi ag ALFRED H. MO TT, DANIEL WIN ER, AND LAWRENCE BRINK, OFLOOKPORT,

NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 67,998, dated August 20, 1867.

IMPROVED EOOFING COMPOUND.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONQERN: V

Be it known that we, ALFRED H. Mom, DANIEL WINER, and LAWRENCE BRINK, ofLockport, in thecounty of Niagara, and State of New York, have inventeda new and improved Roofing; and we do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same. i

The present invention relates to a new and improved compound to be usedas a rooting or siding, or both, which compound is formed of thefollowing ingredients, mixed together in about the proportions stated,viz: one-eighth of a pound of pulverized shell of shell-fish,one-quarter of a pound forge cinders, three-eighths of apound coal ashesand coal cinder-s, one-quarter to one-third (Q pound coal tar,one-quarter of a pound of moulclers sand from iron castings. The shell,forge cinders, and coal ashes, etc., are first thoroughly ground andpulverized, when, being mixed together, they are then mixed with thecoaltar and the whole spread on felt, paper, or other suitable sheetmaterial, and it in turn fastened to the roof or siding boards. Afterthe compound has been thus applied to the sheet material, deal and forgecinders, ground coarse, may be put on or not, as may be deemed desirableor necessary.

We claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A roofing orsiding compound, substantially as described.

ALFRED. H. MOTT, DANIEL WINEBL, Witnesses: LAWRENCE BRINK.

DON. A. PORTER, HENRY ZIMERMAN.

